The South Australian Political Landscape

[Booney]

PORT Adelaide Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson is set to become a candidate for Nick Xenophon’s SA Best party ahead of the state election in March.

Mr Xenophon will today announce more candidates, and is also strongly expected to back Marion Mayor Kris Hanna in a bid to return to State Parliament.

Mr Johanson is a former Liberal who has contested the seats of Port Adelaide and Lee in the north western suburbs as an independent.

Mr Hanna is a former Labor MP who unsuccessfully sought to return to Parliament as an independent after leaving the party.

The Advertiser understands Mr Xenophon will confirm Mr Johanson and Mr Hannah as his latest candidates at noon — which will be broadcast live on TheAdvertiser.com.au.

He has so far announced 13 candidates, the overwhelming majority of which are in Liberal seats.

However, he says that balance will soon be tipped back in the other direction.

On ABC Radio today, Mr Xenophon said Mr Johanson would help “even the tally”.

“We want to take seats off Labor. We think that Labor has failed their heartland,” he said.

The seat of Port Adelaide is held by Education and Child Development Minister Susan Close.

[Dogwatcher]

Don't read too much into the return of manufacturing at Holden being spruiked.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I believe the current Mayor or Port Adelaide will make an announcement on his stance soon.

I dont think he will run.

I think he will, I think he'll be an X Man.

Press conference at noon.

Finger. Pulse.

On the 11am news and yes finger, pulse.
Thought he could achieve more as Mayor tbh.

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[Booney]

On the 11am news and yes finger, pulse.
Thought he could achieve more as Mayor tbh.

He's picked someone who is beatable, Close isn't exactly winning with Education and Child Development at the moment.

[am Bays]

Don't read too much into the return of manufacturing at Holden being spruiked.

Fill the media space with unfounded speculation and diversions, nah..... it'll never catch on

[bennymacca]

Don't read too much into the return of manufacturing at Holden being spruiked.

Fill the media space with unfounded speculation and diversions, nah..... it'll never catch on

There have been empty buildings for years in Edinburgh parks. If there was industry wanting to come here, they likely will have already done it.

[Jimmy_041]

Don't read too much into the return of manufacturing at Holden being spruiked.

Fill the media space with unfounded speculation and diversions, nah..... it'll never catch on

All based upon a letter written by the Artful Dodger and dropped to the press outlets
Last election it was Gillman. He needed to do something different for this election

[Old Red]

Don't read too much into the return of manufacturing at Holden being spruiked.

Fill the media space with unfounded speculation and diversions, nah..... it'll never catch on

All based upon a letter written by the Artful Dodger and dropped to the press outlets
Last election it was Gillman. He needed to do something different for this election

Whos the Artful Dodger ?

[heater31]

Don't read too much into the return of manufacturing at Holden being spruiked.

Fill the media space with unfounded speculation and diversions, nah..... it'll never catch on

All based upon a letter written by the Artful Dodger and dropped to the press outlets
Last election it was Gillman. He needed to do something different for this election

Whos the Artful Dodger ?

Tom Kosimusless.....

[Dogwatcher]

I understand that the concern around some Lib country seats is very real. Not just a media beat-up.

[heater31]

I understand that the concern around some Lib country seats is very real. Not just a media beat-up.

Country folk aren't dumb and the Liberals have done nothing as since 2002. Labor thinks SA stops at Gepps Cross and the Toll Gate.

[Booney]

Do the wider public see SA Best bringing in a father and son team with an engineering background to run directly against Weatherill and Marshall as the stunt it is and nothing more?

Neither of the Noonan's live in the electorates they are running in and neither of them have any real political background. ( John Snr had a time in the Labor party, I believe ).

John Jnr, Jack, is a nice chap to deal with but I'm not sure he'll usurp Marshall.

[Q.]

I understand that the concern around some Lib country seats is very real. Not just a media beat-up.

Within farming community there is resentment that they were flaccid when the opportunity to end moratorium on GM crops came up.

[Jimmy_041]

I understand that the concern around some Lib country seats is very real. Not just a media beat-up.

Within farming community there is resentment that they were flaccid when the opportunity to end moratorium on GM crops came up.

Flaccid? I'd call Ridgway anything but flaccid, plus there's not a lot you can do when you dont have the numbers
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-11-16/south-australia-gm-ban-extension-to-2025/9155994

Doesn't this just sum up Weatherill:

"The truth is there are not a lot of votes out there in country South Australia for us, so in some ways we are free of the electoral imperatives about this," Mr Weatherill told the ABC's Landline program back in July.

In other words: we'll stick it up the farmers for not voting for us

[morell]

Rubbish. He's being honest by representing the people that voted for him and what he feels is the right thing to do.

Wish more politicians would take that sort of stand, actually, otherwise there's no point in even having policies or elections.

Like it, or not, he's being consistent and you know what you're voting for (or against):

Jay Weatherill is a strong and vocal supporter of the GM ban, and earlier in the year said he would not be pressured by the grains industry to scrap the ban.

[Jimmy_041]

Rubbish. He's being honest by representing the people that voted for him and what he feels is the right thing to do.

Wish more politicians would take that sort of stand, actually, otherwise there's no point in even having policies or elections.

Like it, or not, he's being consistent and you know what you're voting for (or against):

Jay Weatherill is a strong and vocal supporter of the GM ban, and earlier in the year said he would not be pressured by the grains industry to scrap the ban.

Yeah, nothing to see here: "The truth is there are not a lot of votes out there in country South Australia for us, so in some ways we are free of the electoral imperatives about this,"

In other words: "I would have changed if it meant critical votes"

[Trader]

Rubbish. He's being honest by representing the people that voted for him and what he feels is the right thing to do.

So do you think a member of parliament should only represent those that voted for him/her to get in? Or once in, they should represent everyone in their electorate?

I believe a strong leader will do the latter, while a weaker person will fall for the former in an effort to seek re-election, rather than doing "what's right".

[Dogwatcher]

Rubbish. He's being honest by representing the people that voted for him and what he feels is the right thing to do.

So do you think a member of parliament should only represent those that voted for him/her to get in? Or once in, they should represent everyone in their electorate?

I believe a strong leader will do the latter, while a weaker person will fall for the former in an effort to seek re-election, rather than doing "what's right".

I'm sure Morrell doesn't think that. But if you don't think that's how politics works, you're very naive.
You're talking a perfect-world scenario.

[morell]

Rubbish. He's being honest by representing the people that voted for him and what he feels is the right thing to do.

Wish more politicians would take that sort of stand, actually, otherwise there's no point in even having policies or elections.

Like it, or not, he's being consistent and you know what you're voting for (or against):

Jay Weatherill is a strong and vocal supporter of the GM ban, and earlier in the year said he would not be pressured by the grains industry to scrap the ban.

Yeah, nothing to see here: "The truth is there are not a lot of votes out there in country South Australia for us, so in some ways we are free of the electoral imperatives about this,"

In other words: "I would have changed if it meant critical votes"

No, you're projecting your myopic view of the world onto what he is saying. Your AdelAIDS is clouding your judgement.

He absolutely should not follow the electoral prerogatives of people that didn't vote for him, because to do so, would mean he would be against the people that did! He is standing up for his electoral promises. If he didn't, you'd be the first one to say "See! He's a flip flopper politician with no backbone"

[morell]

Rubbish. He's being honest by representing the people that voted for him and what he feels is the right thing to do.

So do you think a member of parliament should only represent those that voted for him/her to get in? Or once in, they should represent everyone in their electorate?

I believe a strong leader will do the latter, while a weaker person will fall for the former in an effort to seek re-election, rather than doing "what's right".

So let me get this straight. Weatherall sticks to what he has always said, in counter to "getting votes in the country" and he is therefore not representing everyone and is weak?

Sorry mate but that's an utterly absurd argument, is not at all how it should work and is the epitome of what is wrong with modern day political thought.

Politicians and parties should have clearly defined policies and positions, which people then choose to support and elect accordingly to implement those policies.

Changing or shifting ground to feed at the tit of perceived populism erodes at the foundations of democracy.

Who gets to decide "whats right"? It's tough to judge. Hence the need for clear policies and sticking to them. And in my view, that's exactly what he has done here.